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Researchers link ‘unfounded’ wars to increased risk of PTSD
New research suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder is linked to social morality, a finding that helps elucidate the relationship between politics and veterans’ mental health. “The clinical psychological literature suggests that a key factor in PTSD experienced by soldiers at war is the guilt that is experienced from perpetrated acts…
Sandy Hook shooting highlights flaws in mental health care system
Sandy Hook shooting's glare illumines cracks in mental health care (+video) (via The Christian Science Monitor) Details about Adam Lanza’s mental health are anecdotal, at best. Unverified news reports have suggested he may have been diagnosed with a personality disorder and/or with Asperger syndrome, a mild form of autism (considered…
U.S. Army reviews mental health diagnoses
WASHINGTON — The US Army’s inspector general is investigating whether psychiatrists threw out diagnoses of post-traumatic stress for soldiers to save money, the civilian head of the army told lawmakers Wednesday. The review coincides with renewed concern over the psychological strain on American soldiers as military prosecutors investigate Staff Sergeant…
Mental trauma takes huge toll in Afghan war
Mohammad Qasim, a 58-year-old butcher, is traumatised, depressed and anxious — like 50 percent of his fellow Afghans after 30 years of war, according to government figures. Qasim saw his wife, daughter-in-law and two grandsons aged five and six die in a horrific suicide bombing in Kabul last month. More…
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